MK Dons manager Karl Robinson has revealed that his scouts were asked by AFC Wimbledon not to attend fixtures at the phoenix club's Kingsmeadow home as the two sides prepare to meet for the first time in the FA Cup second round on Sunday.

AFC Wimbledon were formed from the ashes of Wimbledon FC in 2002 as the latter were relocated to Milton Keynes before eventually changing their name to MK Dons in 2004.

AFC have worked their way through the non-league pyramid and were promoted to the Football League for the first time this year.

But Robinson has only been able to scout his side's League Two opponents away from home after being advised to stay away from Kingsmeadow.

'They asked us not to [go],' Robinson told the Football League Podcast.

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'That's what we've got to respect. They played at Morecambe at the weekend and [scout] Alex Rae went down. We've watched DVDs and everything else and we've tried to do our job.

'We're a professional football club and we've got to rise above any negativity. I'm sure AFC Wimbledon want to do the same.'

The AFC Wimbledon board have turned down an invitation into League One MK Dons' boardroom at the stadium:mk on Sunday in order to sit with the clubs fans.

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But Robinson hopes Wimbledon boss Neal Ardley will share a drink with him after what promises to be an emotional game.

'I'm looking forward to going up against him on Sunday and hopefully we can have a drink after the game like every other manager does,' he said.

'If it was at their place I'd love to go and shake his hand even if we lost.

'Mick Harford [MK Dons assistant manager and former team-mate of Ardley's] speaks very highly of him as a person. He's Wimbledon through and through.'